Mara Magyarosi-Laytner is photographic artist who pairs multiple experimental photography methods to explore identity through a symbolic and poetic lens. A graduate of both College for Creative Studies and Savannah College of Art and Design, she is an artist, educator, and curator in the Detroit area. The artist and her work have been shown in many spaces across the United States and internationally, including the ScotiaBank CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto, Canada, and exhibitions in Italy, France, and Hungary. Mara has been featured in multiple articles and periodicals, including Complex, The Hand Magazine, and Aeonian Magazine. In 2022, her work from The Untended Garden was a Photo Lucida Critical Mass Finalist.